Title:
補助的熱伝物質を含む一体化薄膜熱電装置
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2007518281
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
A vertical, monolithic, thin-film thermoelectric device is described. Thermoelectric elements of opposing conductivity types may be coupled electrically in series and thermally in parallel by associated electrodes on a single substrate, reducing the need for mechanisms to attach multiple substrates or components. Phonon transport may be separated from electron transport in a thermoelectric element. A thermoelectric element may have a thickness less than an associated thermalization length. An insulating film between an electrode having a first temperature and an electrode having a second temperature may be a low-thermal conductivity material, a low-k, or ultra-low-k dielectric. Phonon thermal conductivity between a thermoelectric element and an electrode may be reduced without a significant reduction in electron thermal conductivity, as compared to other thermoelectric devices. A phonon conduction impeding material may be included in regions coupling an electrode to an associated thermoelectric element (e.g., a liquid metal).
Inventors:
Gothal, uttam
Samabedam, Srichan
Nguy, Tat
Minor, Andrew Curl
Samabedam, Srichan
Nguy, Tat
Minor, Andrew Curl
Application Number:
JP2006549577A
Publication Date:
July 05, 2007
Filing Date:
January 12, 2005
Export Citation:
Assignee:
NANOCOOLERS, INC.
International Classes:
H01L35/32; H01L23/38; H01L35/02; H01L35/04; H01L35/12; H01L35/14; H01L35/30; H01L35/34; H01L37/00
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Kuro Fukami
Toshio Morita
Yoshihei Nakamura
Yutaka Horii
Hisato Noda
Masayuki Sakai
Toshio Morita
Yoshihei Nakamura
Yutaka Horii
Hisato Noda
Masayuki Sakai